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Tables of Contents for Website Automation Toolkit
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction The Webmaster Bottleneck
ix
Who Needs This Book?
x
6
Corporate Webmasters
xi
1
Small Web Companies
xi
1
Freelancers
xii
1
Do-It-Yourselfers
xiii
1
Specific Departments and Industries
xiii
3
Why Do You Need This Book?
xvi
1
How to Use This Book
xvii
2
Unix Only, NT Only, All Platforms
xvii
1
Quick Starts
xviii
1
Line Numbers
xviii
1
The CD
xviii
1
The Websites
xix
1
Code License
xix
1
Who Am I?
xix
1
What You Should Know to Install These Utilities
xx
2
HTML
xx
1
HTTP and CGI Communication
xxi
1
NT Only: Is ISAPI on Your NT Server?
xxi
1
Unix Only: Permission to Execute Programs
xxi
1
Usability Conventions
xxii
1
What You Don't Need to Know
xxii
1
Programming
xxii
1
Server Administration
xxii
1
Root Permission
xxiii
1
Shell/Telnet Access
xxiii
1
Security
xxiii
1
Credits
xxiv
1
Chapter Summaries
xxiv
Chapter 1 Why Automate?
1
16
Learning Curve
2
2
Time Savings
4
1
Central Management
5
2
Efficiency
7
1
Reliability
7
3
Does the Model Break Down?
8
2
Design Changes
10
1
Remote Authoring
10
1
Security
11
1
Version Control
11
1
Interactivity
12
1
Customization
13
1
Conclusion: Justifying the Expense
14
3
Chapter 2 Client-Based Automation Systems
17
26
Getting Started with Fusion
20
4
Changing Styles
24
1
Understanding MasterBorders
24
2
The Layout View
26
2
Working with Stacked Pages
28
1
Changing the Look
29
4
Manipulating Images
33
1
Database Parsing Features
34
4
Processing Forms
38
1
Time to Publish
39
4
Chapter 3 The Page Model
43
30
Configuring Server Side Includes: Unix
44
1
Configuring Server Side Includes: NT
44
1
Using SSI
45
8
ECHO
45
2
CONFIG
47
1
INCLUDE
47
1
EXEC
48
3
FSIZE
51
1
FLASTMOD
51
1
SET and CONDITIONALS (Apache Only, 1.2 and Above)
51
2
FrontPage Bots
53
4
Using FrontPage
57
2
FrontPage Colors
59
5
Screen Options
61
3
Using the Editor
64
9
Parsing Forms
70
1
Permissions
70
1
Discussion
71
1
JavaScript/VBScript Extras
71
1
Database Connectivity
72
1
Java/ActiveX et al
72
1
Chapter 4 Why Perl for Unix and Perl for NT?
73
12
News Flash: Perl for NT a Reality Now!
76
2
Is Perl on Your Unix Machine?
78
1
Installing Perl for NT
79
3
Perl for Windows 95
82
3
Chapter 5 Using Perl
85
32
Perl in Practice
85
1
Editors
86
2
Perl Coding in Review
88
29
Variables
88
9
Operating on Variables
97
6
Functions
103
14
Chapter 6 SiteWrapper
117
34
Using Site Wrapper's Automation
127
1
Customizing the Code: All Platforms
128
23
Edit the Header and Footer
128
4
Add a Page
132
2
Modifying the Look of $TEXTLIST and $JUMPLIST
134
4
AOL and WebTV: Alternate Homepages
138
3
The Backup Plan for Direct ?Hits
141
3
Other Variables
144
1
Some Final Code
145
6
Chapter 7 E-Mail Push Utilities
151
38
Use Standard Tickler For Repeat Visitors
152
6
Requested E-Mail: The Ultimate Push
158
10
Customizing the Thanks Message: Unix
159
1
Customizing the Thanks Message: NT
160
1
Customizing the Update File: Unix
161
1
Customizing the Update File: NT
162
1
Customizing the Signup Form: All Platforms
162
6
Full-Text Tickler for Events and Specials
168
21
Installing Tickler for Unix
170
3
Installing Tickler for NT
173
3
Customizing the Look: All Platforms
176
2
More Code Customization
178
11
Chapter 8 Mailing List Software
189
28
Majordomo: Unix Only
189
15
Creating a List
194
6
User Commands to Majordomo
200
2
List Administration Commands to Majordomo
202
2
Configuring Digests
204
3
SVList: NT (and Windows 95) Only
207
7
Controlling a List
212
1
Setting Up a Web Virtual with SVList
213
1
A Simple Mailing List with Pine
214
3
Chapter 9 Tracking Visitors
217
28
Understanding Trakkit's Output
221
15
An Extra Trakkit Password
225
1
Customizing the Look
225
11
Analog: An Alternative to Trakkit
236
9
Analog for Unix
237
3
Analog for NT
240
2
More on Analog
242
3
Chapter 10 Shopping Carts: Saving State
245
26
SiteWrapper's Shopping Cart
246
20
Placing an Order
252
2
Setting Up Product Pages
254
6
Working with Image Map Files
260
2
Ensuring Order Security
262
2
Storing a Relational Database of Orders
264
1
Taking Out the Trash
265
1
Using and Setting Cookies: The Other Option
266
5
Extra Crumbs
269
2
Chapter 11 Unlimited Growth with WebPost
271
40
Customizing WebPost
283
28
Put Your Homepage Here!
289
7
Modifying "All the 2 Doors": Link Node
296
4
Formatting the 76 Firebird
300
8
Logging Hits to the Homepage
308
1
Logging Hits to All the 2 Doors
308
1
Adapting Tickler
309
1
Version Tracking and Accountability
310
1
Chapter 12 Searching Your Website
311
22
Static Sites
312
7
Customizing Static Search
315
4
Site Wrapper Search
319
5
Customizing Wrapsearch
321
3
WebPost Search
324
9
Customizing WebPost Search
326
7
Chapter 13 Adding a Directory of Hotlinks
333
22
Installing AddaLink
333
13
Changing the Look of the Links: All Platforms
338
8
Link Administration Options
346
9
Chapter 14 A Free Web Database
355
16
QuickDB
356
6
The Administration Menus
362
3
The Search Choices
362
2
Special Searches
364
1
Adapting Your Data to QuickDB
365
6
Chapter 15 Discussions, Forums, Bulletin Boards
371
18
discussion.web
372
12
Customizing the Look
376
6
Administration
382
2
FrontPage Discussion
384
5
Adding a Second Discussion
386
1
Removing Messages
387
2
Chapter 16 Live Web Chat Rooms
389
22
Dynamic.chat
390
14
Customizing the Look
396
8
QuikChat: A Quick Alternative
404
7
Multiple Rooms
408
1
Customizing the Look
409
2
Chapter 17 Search Engine Agents
411
16
Web Promotion Spider: Windows 95/NT
412
4
Whereami? Unix Only (maybe)
416
5
Customizing Whereami?
419
2
A Windows Alternative to Whereami?
421
6
WebPosition Results
424
3
Chapter 18 Tracking Banner Ads
427
6
BannerLog and ClickThru
428
2
AdTrakkit
430
3
More Secure Log Files
431
2
Appendix CareWare Causes
433
2
Index
435